Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-16
4sth Congress---second Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1887.

hnance committee, reported House amen
 ment to the trade dollar bill with recon
 mendation of non concurrence which ws
 agreed to. A conference was asked an
 Messrs. Jones, Morrill, and Beck were appein ed conferees.
 Mir. Mitchell, of Oregon, offered resolu | tion, which was referred to the judiciar committee, reciting a provision of the Thu man funding bill which set forth that either of the Pacific railroads fails for si months to perform it's requirements the fail ure shall constitute forfeiture. The resc l lution directs the Attorney General to in | form the Senate whether these roads hav | failed to perform their duty and whethe any proceedings have been instituted t bring about the forfeiture of the rights ant franchises.
 Mir. Cullom's resolution asking for inform ation as to the unusual necessity of the clerk of the surgeon and adjutant generals bureaus working extra hours was adopted. The naval establishment bilb was taken LII by vote of 39 to 15.
 MT. Hale offered an amendment to the bill providing that the contractor shall re- ceive $50, 900 for every additional quarter o1 knot that the vessel may attain over speed of twenty knots an hour, and deduc, tion of $50.00O for every quarter knot be low twenty knots an hour.
 MT. Van Wyck thought the amendment gave leeway on the main feature of the bill providing for speed of twenty knots an hour and said it enabled the committee, the Naval department and the contractor to 'thedge' against the government and the people.
 MT. Hale acknowledged that he had learn ed something over night and his fear that the rigid requirements of the bill might frighten off contractors induced him to offer what he thought was an amendment, the prac ticability of which he felt sure would commend itself to the Senate. The bill was not brought forward as trick to prevent the reduction of taxation as had been hinted. It had it's root in sincere purpose to do for the protection of the American people what should be done.
 Mr. Ingalls, said it was good thing to make haste slowly on a measure of this kind, and as the Senator from Maine had acknowledged, he had learned something over night. The influence was irresistible that the acme of human knowledge had not been reached by the committee on the subject.
 At o'clock the Ea1s Tehuantepec canal bill was presented as unfinished business. NIT. Morgan offered an amendment, which was adopted, providing that nothing in the act shall be construed as affecting any rights of the United States that may exist under any treaty with Mexico.
 MT. Edmunds said it was the most perfect ly unique charter of 8 corporation he had ever seen. Everything was left to the dis cretion of Eads and his associates. In Ire. land such corporation would be called a "kiting," where the kite 'sraised the wind' instead of the wind raising the kite. He denied the constitutional power of Congress to create such corporation; that the com pany was to be purely Mexican company The only object of the bill seemed to be to give the company ''send-of." The bill was clear case of usurpation of power or the part of Congress.
 Mr HnQr arO0ad if rha direct affaof nf struetipg public way through foreign terri. tory was the promotion of commerce among the States Congress had the power to author. ize it.
 MT. Vest consented to let the bill go over until Thursday.
 MT. Cameron gave notice that he would move 10 take up the naval bill tomorrow.
 Mir. Blair gave notice that to morrow at 3 o'clock he would ask the Senate to eonsid- CT resolutions in honor of the memory of his late colleague Senator Pike.
 The Senate then adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr. Henderson. of Iowa, called up the resolution made by him yesterday discharging the committee of the whole from further consideration of the Senate bill granting a pension to Mrs. Logan and mak- ing that Senate bill especial order for to-day. Against this resolution point of order had been made that it did not present privi- lGROu uu6SllOu duU WdS HOb 6AblLIco GO CUT sideration. The Speaker had taken the point under advisement. After an elaborate debate pro and con the Speaker after an explanation of great length sustained the point of order and the Henderson resolution was referred to the committee on rules
 The conference report on the anti Mormon bill was submitted, ordered printed and laid over until Thursday.
 The following reports were submitted and referred to the committee of the whole: To encourage the holding of an industrial exhi- bition by the colored race in 1888; to in- crease the naval establishment.
 The House then went into committee of the whole on the diplomatic and consul ar bill. On points of order made by MT. Barnes the clauses increasing the salaries of the minister to Liberia and the consul gener- al to Peru were stricken from the bill.
 On motion by MT. Burns to reduce from $20, ,000 to $12, ,000 the appropriation for the charge d'afaires ad interim debate ensued. MT. Belmont took the ground that the Demo cratic party was no longer party of oppo- sition and must make some affirmative legis- lation.
 MT. Allen, of Mississippi, opposed the idea of making large appropriations for the diplomatic service with the view of enabling poor men to support their dignity at public expense.
 MT. Burns motion was lost.
 oA pOlul5 OI OIOcI GLtO clauses were ruled out: So much ot the clause providing for contingent expenses of foreign missions as enables the President to provide for rent, postage, tele' grams, etc., etc, and for printing in the de, partment of State; the clause appropriatina $250, ,000 for the erection of 8 legation build ing at Tolzio, Japan, and $3 900 for the re- pair of the legation premises at Bangkok. Siam; all the increases on salaries to secre taries of legation and interpreters and the various items of increase iii compensation o1 consuls.
 The committee then rose without complet ing the bill.
 bill was passed on motion of MT. Mil lard of New York, appropriating $50 .00( for the erection of public building at Bing hamton, N. Y.
 The Speaker appointed Messrs. Cobb, Var Eaton and Payson conferees on the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill.
 The House at $50 p. m. adjourned.